Christa Pike has 'profound' health turnaround after botched execution, lawyers say
Pike's lawyers say her recovery is "remarkable" as they give an update on her condition after she survived an execution attempt by lethal injection.
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Texas executes Jamaal Howard despite concerns over lethal injection drug used in failed Tennessee execution
Jamaal Howard's attorneys cited Christa Pike's failed lethal injection in Tennessee to argue the pentobarbital drug posed risks, but the Supreme Court rejected…
Texas carries out first US execution since Christa Pike's botched lethal injections
Lawyers for Jamaal Howard had asked a judge to pause the execution after Christa Pike's botched lethal injections.
Texas kills man in first US execution since botched lethal injection of Christa Pike
Jamaal Howard, 46, executed by fatal dose of pentobarbital after lawyers' bid for stay had been deniedA Texas man was put to death Wednesday in the first US ex…
Healthcare
Christa Pike now conscious and talking after surviving 2 doses of lethal injection drug
Christa Pike is awake and talking after surviving two doses of pentobarbital during Tennessee's failed execution attempt, her attorneys say.
Lethal injection survivor Christa Pike's former satanist boyfriend could be released in 5 years
Tadaryl Shipp was denied parole in the 1995 satanic torture murder of Colleen Slemmer in Knoxville and won't face another hearing until 2031.
Healthcare
Tennessee prison chief to resign after Christa Pike's failed execution, governor says
Pike survived two lethal injections on Wednesday and is currently in critical condition in hospital.
Death row inmate unconscious on ventilator after botched execution for teen's killing: attorneys
Christa Pike remains unconscious on a ventilator after Tennessee's botched lethal injection as attorneys file to preserve execution evidence.
Christa Pike was on ventilator, unconscious after botched lethal injection, lawyers say
In a court filing, attorneys for Christa Pike allege that Tennessee officials failed to follow their own lethal injection protocol.
How widely used is the death penalty in the US?
The death penalty is back in the news after Christa Pike survived two lethal injection attempts in Tennessee - but how widely used is it in the US?
Christa Pike's botched lethal injection takes focus off victim, jeopardizes execution: former police chief
Christa Pike's botched lethal injection could end capital punishment in Tennessee altogether, warns former Knoxville Police chief Phil Keith.
Christa Pike survived her execution attempt. Tennessee must not try again | Austin Sarat
What happened to Pike was gruesome. No one deserves what she went through, not even those who commit horrible crimes. Botched executions are nothing new in US…
Healthcare
Christa Pike's lawyer says botched execution was 'cruel' and 'torturous' - video
Christa Pike is critically ill in a Nashville hospital after surviving two attempts by Tennessee to execute her by lethal injection, her lawyers say. Pike, 50,…
Christa Pike's attorneys say she's in critical condition after botched lethal injections
Christa Pike is in critical condition after two botched lethal injection attempts, and her attorneys said the needle may have pierced her veins.
Healthcare
Christa Pike's botched execution follows a pattern of issues with lethal drugs
Death row inmate Christa Pike survived her execution in Tennessee on Wednesday, reviving debate over a pattern of botched lethal injections in the United State…
Tennessee halts executions after Christa Pike survives two lethal injection attempts
Pike had been on death row since she was convicted in 1996 for the murder of Colleen Slemmer.
Healthcare
Christa Pike's Lethal Injection Failed. How Did It Happen?
The failed execution of Christa Pike is not the first time Tennessee has struggled to carry out a death sentence by lethal injection, raising questions about t…
Witness describes Christa Pike's movements after botched lethal injection
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived a failed attempt at a lethal injection execution, her legal team says. CBS News' Skyler Henry reports.
Witnesses recount Christa Pike's survival of two lethal injections - video
Christa Pike, convicted of murdering a classmate, Colleen Slemmer, three decades ago, survived Tennessee's effort to execute her by means of an unprecedented t…
Governor Pauses Executions After Notorious Killer Survives Lethal Injection
Tennessee Republican Governor Bill Lee put executions on hold in the state for the rest of the year after a botched lethal injection Wednesday night of notorio…
Healthcare
Tennessee Death Row Inmate Heard 'Snoring' After Surviving Two Lethal Injections
Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike survived two rounds of lethal injection Wednesday in an apparent botched execution and was rushed to a hospital as her…
After nitrogen execution blocked, Alabama inmate to die by lethal injection
Alabama is set to execute a man with a chemical injection, months after a judge blocked the state from putting him to death with nitrogen gas.
US forces obliterate suspected 'narco-terrorist' vessel in lethal Eastern Pacific strike, killing 3
A U.S. military strike destroyed a suspected drug-smuggling vessel in the Eastern Pacific, killing three alleged narco-terrorists, officials said.
Geopolitics
Iran's Attacks Keep the Strait of Hormuz in a Lethal Stalemate
The U.S. military is helping oil get out of the Persian Gulf on tankers, but Iran is still attacking the ships and scaring operators away.
Transport
Cheap Labor, Deadly Consequences: How Trucking Companies Benefit From Illegal Alien Drivers
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Three states prepare to execute killers Thursday in same-day event not seen since 2010
Three men face lethal injection Thursday in Tennessee, Alabama, and Oklahoma in a rare same-day execution cluster not seen in the U.S. since 2010.
Florida executes man in first of two lethal injections planned in single day
Governor Ron DeSantis has made the state's death chamber the nation's busiest at the end of his final termA former police officer convicted of the on-duty rape…
Healthcare
Florida executes one of its oldest prisoners in state's 10th lethal injection this year
Man who was 74 was one of three older prisoners scheduled for execution within the span of a month. Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its sta…
Lethal Weapon actor Danny Glover reveals Alzheimer's diagnosis
The four-time Emmy winner said his movements, speech and memories have slowed since receiving his diagnosis.
